1. Land Dispossession - U.S.: Forced removal of Africans from their homeland and displacement of Native Americans from their ancestral lands. - Israel: The establishment of Israel in 1948 led to the displacement of many Palestinians, with further land losses after the 1967 war. 2. Systemic Discrimination - U.S.: Africans brought as slaves faced racial discrimination codified in laws, such as the "Black Codes" and Jim Crow laws. - Israel: Palestinians, especially in the West Bank and Gaza, face restrictions on movement, residency, and access to resources. 3. Violence and Conflict - U.S.: Violent tactics, including lynchings and race riots, were used to suppress and intimidate African Americans. - Israel: Violent confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, including military operations and intifadas (uprisings). 4. Economic Exploitation - U.S.: Africans were subjected to slavery, an economic system that profited from their forced labor. - Israel: There are accusations of economic exploitation of Palestinian resources, especially in the West Bank. 5. Restricted Civil Rights - U.S.: After the Civil War, African Americans faced voter suppression, segregation, and were denied many civil rights. - Israel: Palestinians in certain areas have limited political rights and representation in the Israeli government. 6. Settlements and Expansion - U.S.: Westward expansion involved the settlement of new territories, often at the expense of indigenous populations. - Israel: Settlement expansion in the West Bank has been a contentious issue, with Palestinians viewing them as an encroachment on their land. 7. Resilience and Resistance - U.S.: Despite oppression, African Americans developed a rich culture, advocated for their rights, and made significant contributions to American society. - Israel: Palestinians have maintained a distinct identity, culture, and have resisted various forms of control through political and non-political means.
I think you can draw a closer comparison to other apartheid states like Nazi Germany, French occupied Algeria and South Africa.
Problem is where you start the history from .. can benefit one side vs the other
How is "my people were here 1000s of years ago" justification for ethnical cleansing of Palestinians
How is "my great grandfather lived here 80 years ago" justification for ethnic cleansing?
@pacwoman_ Hamas is the reason ISIS doesn't have a presence in Palestine and Zionist Occupied Territories. The Zionists are the illegals.
At least two ISIS flags were found in Israel after the massacre.
And? That counts as solid proof? Couldn't anyone place them there? Do you people even know the major difference between Hamas and ISIS?
10/10 in arrogant Western Wokeness.
US didn’t force slaves out of their land. Africans themselves sold them to the US. Bad comparison
Oh are you absolving yourselves from slavery. They were sold by various people's - it was a huge business -mostly Europeans. And US was at the time overtaken by Europeans.
No one is absolving anything. Slavery was horrible. But your comparison is not good. That was what I am pointing out
You don't remember cause you never read the history of slavery in the US. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/did-african-american-slaves-rebel/
Weren’t the Israelis actually the natives of Israel if we look that far back in history though?
If we look that far back aren’t chimpanzees real natives for everywhere
Yeah, I think the important point is about displacement of families & people, kicking them out of their homes, etc